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Bala surname meaning and family history
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Diaspora records9,917
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Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Top regions
Curaçao (slave & emancipation registers, 1839–1863)24
VOC — Dutch East India Company (crew)7
Jamaica (UK Colonial Office)2
Top diaspora countries
Curaçao (slave & emancipation registers, 1839–1863)24
VOC — Dutch East India Company (crew)7
Jamaica (UK Colonial Office)2
Kenya (UK Colonial Office)2
Suriname (slave registers, 1830–1863)9
Suriname172
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